I Have a Dream

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Martin Luther King’s mother was a choir director and his father was a preacher. Martin Jr. was noted to have a “fine clear singing voice” when he was just four years old. So it’s no accident that his speeches and writings are filled with references to music, and it was the distinctly musical style of speaking that made him one of this century’s greatest and most persuasive orators…most perfectly realized in his “I Have a Dream Speech” a half-century ago. In this special edition of Together in Song, it’s “I Have a Dream.”

We mark the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s landmark speech on the Washington Mall, and hear his message – and even his words – put to music. Cathy Fuller guest hosts this special edition of the program that includes performances by usual host Anthony Trecek-King and his Boston Children's Chorus.

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Together in Song is a celebration of the art and community of choruses, featuring performances drawn from choirs around the world and hosted by host Anthony Trecek-King, artistic director of the Boston Children’s Chorus.